Tiens pour ce post, je vais ecrire en angliche.
2 weeks ago, I went to Credit Union, which is supposed to be like the French Caisse d'Epargne to try to get a car loan. At the time they told that with no credit, I could get a car with a 12% rate if I could pay half of the car by cash. Then I would be able to get a credit card and increase this damn credit score.
Two days ago, as soon as I got enough cash, I went back there and filled the application. I was told someone would phone me by 24 hours to give me the answer.
The woman was very understanding and very nice. I was then satisfied and full of hope.
24 hours later, try to guess.... no call
So today, 48 hours later, I went back to the office near ILOG.
The woman told me that a mail would be sent by the day but did not give me any answer.
Guess what, no mail was sent to me. I guess that means "NO!!!! we don't want your money".
Back home, I got two letters in the mailbox from my lovely bank, the one that didn't grant me any car loan neither : Bank of America.
One letter, dated November 26th, told me that I could not get any credit card.
Well what they did as usual is entering my social security number, wait for equifax to run their stupid rules and get the answer. No need to wait, I can give them the answer faster than any rules system in the world : NO because my credit score is damn low !
I hate this system, nobody's looking at your application, at your situation and make a decision. This is just a matter stupid rules, the same for everybody. Working for a bank is easy: just know how to use a keyboard and a mouse. Please don't use your brain to make a decison, nobody will trust you. "In equifax we trust" is the only rule in this system.
Talking about rules, this is what my company makes and sells, this is what I am working for. Looks like a backfire, I am punished ;)
I nearly forgot the second letter. This one is slightly better. It tells me that they are making effort to approve my application. Thank you so much guys, a little effort and I can give you my money! But they need my assistance.
See how this sentence emphasizes their needing me.
Maybe because they know there is a chance I might be upset by what's coming next.
Here it is, they need :
- to verify my mailing address or physical address by providing a complete copy of my most recent utility bill
- provide documentation that verify my name such as a birth certificate
- provide a personnal check, which I already did at first !
Why didn't they ask me for all this during the application ?
Is it going to stop here or should directly I ask Jacques Chirac for help ? ;)
Anyway fuck the US banking system, fuck the credit score and the credit cards
Hopefully we don't have and will never have this sytem as mandatory in France !
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